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To view the article, click here. A Chromecast bug is again being exploited by hackers hijacking network devices to stream any videos they choose. Discovered and demonstrated by Senior Security Associate Dan Petro with his Rickmote Controller back in 2014, this “deauth” attack is still possible today since Google has not fixed the issue. …

To view the article, click here. A Chromecast hack re-emerged in the news recently, even though the security flaw was discovered by Bishop Fox in 2014 and never fixed by Google. Techradar explains the bug, found by Senior Security Associate Dan Petro, and how hackers can gain remote access to devices on user’s networks in …

To view the article, please click here. Google’s Chromecast devices are again being hijacked due to an unpatched bug discovered years ago. A group of hackers have exploited a design flaw that allows access to devices through poorly configured routers with UPnP enabled and display their own messages and videos. This bug was discovered …

At this week’s Black Hat Tools Arsenal, Senior Security Analyst Dan Petro showcased his Rickmote Controller. You can watch a video interview with Dan and learn more about the Rickmote’s intricacies in this eWeek piece: Rickrolling a Google Chromecast at Black Hat

Dan Petro, a security analyst for the Bishop Fox IT consultancy, has built a proof of concept device (the Rickmote) that’s able to hack into nearby Google Chromecasts and saturate the surrounding living room with inescapable 1980s pop music and haircuts. Naked Security writes about the Rickmote in this article: “Rickmote” Box Rickrolls Chromecast, …

Dan Petro’s ‘Rickmote’, as it is known, allows users to subject those near them to a potential lifetime of Rick Astley on a loop by essentially ‘taking over’ any Google Chromecast within reach and forcing it to play a video of their choice. Shudder along in this Metro.co.uk article: Someone Has Invented a Device …

Dan Petro built a “Rickmote Controller” that can hijack a Chromecast, and play an endless loop of Rick Astley’s “Never Going to Give You Up.” The Rickmote enjoys the spotlight again in this Mashable article: Chromecast Hack Lets You Rickroll Your Neighbor’s TV

Created by security researcher Dan Petro of Bishop Fox, the appropriately dubbed Rickmote Controller takes its name from the popular Web prank, which involves getting unsuspecting users to click a link that plays Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video. The Rickmote’s fame grows in this ReadWrite article: How Raspberry Pi …

Dan Petro, a security analyst for Bishop Fox, built a proof of concept device that’s able to hack into any Google Chromecasts nearby to project Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” or any other video a prankster might choose. Read all the details – and why this is so concerning – in this Business …

Bishop Fox consultant Dan Petro built his Rickmote with a Raspberry Pi, two Wi-Fi cards, open-source Wi-Fi cracking software called Aircrack, and a touchscreen. The Daily Dot discusses the Rickmote in depth in this article: It’s Incredibly Easy to Hijack a Google Chromecast

Dan Petro’s Rickmote was featured in an episode of c|net’s Web series, Tomorrow Daily. The series is dedicated to the daily discussion of the latest tech news. Watch episode 021, starring the Rickmote, here.